Bachelor's-6% vs national median1,117 grads tracked
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas at Indiana State University
Ranked 182nd of 256 bachelor's programs in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$39,914
middle 50%: $28,583 – $52,202
Median · 5 years out
$52,699
middle 50%: $42,030 – $66,915
Median · 10 years out
$61,630
middle 50%: $47,999 – $81,432
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Teacher education graduates earn a median of $40k in their first year. Salaries reach $62k after ten years.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
7.8 yrs
≈ $9,006 total interest
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$53,107 · 5 yrs out
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$53,008 · 5 yrs out
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$52,968 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama at Birmingham
$52,896 · 5 yrs out
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$52,878 · 5 yrs out
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$52,699 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Maine
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
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$52,508 · 5 yrs out
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$52,350 · 5 yrs out
Brigham Young University - Idaho
$52,185 · 5 yrs out
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